ASUS HD 6870 DirectCU 1GB Video Card Review

AMD released the original 6870 back in October and almost every video card manufacturer had reference models. It has been a while since the launch and now we are seeing manufactures come out with their own versions of the 6870, one such company is ASUS. They have sent us their HD 6870 DirectCU which features ASUS’s in house PCB design, a slight overclock up to 915 MHz and the DirectCU (direct copper) GPU cooling solution, which ASUS says will cool the GPU up to 20% better than the stock cooler. Let’s take a look at this card and see if it is perfect for your gaming needs.

Packaging
The HD 6870 comes in ASUS’s retail packaging. On the front of the package there is large Voltage Tweak logo, which will get into later in the review. There are also some other features listed on the front. On the back there is a list of features and an explanation of some of those features.

Opening the box up inside you will find a box of accessories and the card itself. With everything taken out you have the HD 6870 card, driver CD’s, CrossFire bridge, DVI to VGA adapter, DVI to HDMI adapter and a PCI-E power cable.

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Bob Buskirk

About 10 years of computer experience. Been messing around with electronics since I was 5, got into computers when I was in highschool, been modding them ever since then. Very interested in how things work and their design.